East Park Medical Centre

Health Care Assistant

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Job summary

We are looking for a foward thinking team player who is willing to work with us to improve, develop and sustain great patient care for our local population.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will offer general assistance to the Practice clinical team, liaising closely with the Practice Nurse.

The HCA will be involved primarily in:

Assisting in the provision of a phlebotomy service
The management of laboratory samples for the Practice
Undertaking well person checks
Urinalysis
ECG recording
Chaperoning Patients
Cleaning and sterilising instruments and equipment
Maintenance of equipment, including keeping records of when external checks are due, e.g., calibration
The daily recording of refrigerator temperatures
Ordering of stock and re-stocking clinical rooms
Simple dressings

The HCA will also be responsible for:

Documenting Patient consultations in the clinical system
Maintaining appropriate records to ensure continuity and quality of care for patients
Involvement in Practice development, identifying service changes and in line with clinical needs locally
Maintaining records of appointments, financial transactions, and other administrative duties
Maintaining skills at the current level and undertaking such training and development as required to maintain personal competency
Participation in all activities required by CQC registration

About us

We passionately believe in a future for primary care at the heart of the NHS, but recognise it needs to change the way it delivers care and operates to survive. We believe in not just following convention, but also looking outside the box for the best solutions.

We believe Primary Care services need to evolve and we are looking for healthcare professionals who want to join us on this journey.

Our nursing team is made up of a nurse and long term condition lead, practice nurses and HCA.

Date posted

08 October 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

A0887-24-0011

Job locations

5-7 East Park Road

Leeds

LS9 9JD

2 Primrose Lane

Halton

Leeds

LS15 7HR

Job description

Job responsibilities

To always act in such a manner as to support Patients and be mindful of the need to reduce anxiety for patients

To provide, a phlebotomy (blood sampling) service for patients

Be responsible for processing and management of laboratory samples requested by clinicians with specific responsibility to ensure that the samples are correctly labelled, sent to the laboratory promptly and that data is entered onto the Patient's notes

Be responsible for the correct maintenance and cleaning of equipment

Be responsible for restocking of all clinical areas and maintaining a stock rotation system

To maintain an adequate number of clinical supplies and health promotion materials as agreed with the clinical team

To obtain, process and/or use information in line with the GDPR requirements

Ensure that drug/vaccine refrigerators are at the correct temperature daily and maintain the Vaccine Cold Chain documented record according to Practice Guidelines

To maintain health information notice board in line with national/local health promotion campaigns

To attend relevant meetings as required

To immediately report any safeguarding or compliance concerns

Working with others:

To assist in general nursing duties under the supervision of the Practice Nursing Team, i.e., urine testing, weight/height, blood pressure measurements, ECG recording, phlebotomy

To act as a chaperone as requested by clinicians